Circumscrive

/ˌsɪɹkəmˈskɹaɪv/ verb

Definition

To circumscribe or limit; an archaic or alternative form of circumscribe.

Etymology

A variant or archaic form of circumscribe, from Latin circumscribere with altered verb form. Rare in modern usage.

Kelly Says

This is a ghost word—an old verb form you rarely see anymore because the standard form 'circumscribe' took over, but it tells us how the word might have evolved differently.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
pa-o
ARالعربية
يحيط
yi-ḥi-y
BNবাংলা
বৃহৎ করে
brih-at kore
CACatalà
envolta
en-vol-ta
CSČeština
obkruhuje
ob-kru-hu-je
DADansk
omkranser
om-krän-ser
DEDeutsch
umschreibt
oom-shrybt
ELΕλληνικά
περιλαμβάνει
peri-lamb-an-ee
ESEspañol
circunscriba
sir-kún-scri-ba
FAفارسی
دور
door
FISuomi
piiritää
pee-ri-taa
FRFrançais
circonscrive
sir-kohn-skriv
GUGU
વ્યાપ્ત કરે
vyaapt kare
HAHA
girma
gir-ma
HEעברית
מקיף
me-ki-f
HIहिन्दी
परिसीमित करें
pari-si-mit kare-n
HUMagyar
körbeveszi
kör-be-ves-zi
IDBahasa Indonesia
melingkupi
me-ling-koo-pi
IGIG
gbuo
g-bwo
ITItaliano
circunscrivi
sir-koh-skree-vi
JA日本語
囲む
kaomu
KKKK
жауап
zhau-ap
KMKM
ប្រព័ន្ធ
bra-p-pon
KO한국어
둘러싸다
dul-lo-ssa-da
MRMR
व्यापी करणे
vya-pee kar-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
melingkupi
me-ling-koo-pi
MYမြန်မာ
ပတ်
pat
NLNederlands
omschrijft
om-schryft
NONorsk
omgirder
om-gir-der
PAPA
ਘेर
gher
PLPolski
określa
ok-re-sła
PTPortuguês
circunscreva
sir-kuns-kreh-va
RORomână
înconjoară
in-kon-jo-ar-ă
RUРусский
окружить
okru-zhit
SVSvenska
omgeräddar
om-geh-ra-ddar
SWKiswahili
zunguka
zun-goo-ka
TAதமிழ்
கூட்டுக
koo-ttu-ku
TEతెలుగు
కూర్చో
koor-cho
THไทย
ล้อมรอบ
lom rop
TLTL
palibutan
pa-li-boo-tan
TRTürkçe
çevrele
cheh-vuh-leh
UKУкраїнська
окружує
okru-zhu-ye
URاردو
غیر
ghair
VITiếng Việt
vây quanh
vay kwahng
YOYO
ṣeṣe
she-she
ZH中文
包围
bāo wéi
ZUZU
ngezwe
ngeh-zweh

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